Definition of acuteness

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Acuteness (n.) Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of sounds.

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Sharpness :: Sharpness (n.) The quality or condition of being sharp; keenness; acuteness.
Discernment :: Discernment (n.) The power or faculty of the mind by which it distinguishes one thing from another; power of viewing differences in objects, and their relations and tendencies; penetrative and discriminate mental vision; acuteness; sagacity; insight; as, the errors of youth often proceed from the want of discernment..
Flatness :: Flatness (n.) Depression of tone; the state of being below the true pitch; -- opposed to sharpness or acuteness.
Perspicacity :: Perspicacity (n.) The state of being perspicacious; acuteness of sight or of intelligence; acute discernment.
Gravity :: Gravity (a.) Lowness of tone; -- opposed to acuteness.
Pitch :: Pitch (n.) The relative acuteness or gravity of a tone, determined by the number of vibrations which produce it; the place of any tone upon a scale of high and low..
Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) The faculty of nice discernment or perception; acumen; keenness; sharpness; sensitiveness; -- applied to the senses, or the understanding. By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions: by acuteness of intellect, we discern nice distinctions..
Smart :: Smart (v. i.) Marked by acuteness or shrewdness; quick in suggestion or reply; vivacious; witty; as, a smart reply; a smart saying..
Cuteness :: Cuteness (n.) Acuteness; cunning.
Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis..
Oxyphony :: Oxyphony (n.) Acuteness or shrillness of voice.
Sagacity :: Sagacity (n.) The quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment or penetration with soundness of judgment; shrewdness.
Nostril :: Nostril (n.) Perception; insight; acuteness.
Callidity :: Callidity (n.) Acuteness of discernment; cunningness; shrewdness.
Arguteness :: Arguteness (n.) Acuteness.
Bloodhound :: Bloodhound (n.) A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff..
Keen :: Keen (superl.) Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features..
Subtilty :: Subtilty (n.) Refinement; extreme acuteness; subtlety.
Quickness :: Quickness (n.) Acuteness of perception; keen sensibility.
Ingenuity :: Ingenuity (n.) The quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in forming new combinations; ingeniousness; skill in devising or combining.
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